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NRaleighLiberal

(60,007 posts)
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 09:44 PM Jul 2020

remarkable book. "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

subtitle "Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants

I've been reading it to my wife in chapters, and we're nearly done. It is one of the more thought provoking, important books I've read in a long time. It really highlights how so many people are living utterly separated from nature, from our world.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1571313567/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Em4hFbC9E9KVK

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remarkable book. "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 OP
Wonderful book. love_katz Jul 2020 #1
Thank you for the recommendation. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #2
I suspect it is one of those life changing books - there is so much in it to ponder NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #3
I read all the info on it on Amazon. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #4
Yes indeed! PETRUS Sep 2020 #5

love_katz

(2,578 posts)
1. Wonderful book.
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:25 PM
Jul 2020

I purchased it in Kindle. I have been enjoying it by reading little bits at a time. Highly recommended.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,007 posts)
3. I suspect it is one of those life changing books - there is so much in it to ponder
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:41 PM
Jul 2020

that we will reread it often. Such great lessons to live by.

PETRUS

(3,678 posts)
5. Yes indeed!
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 05:00 PM
Sep 2020

It was on my "to read" list for quite a while, but I finally got around to it earlier this year. Her approach is pretty gentle, but the book is partly a critique of the U.S. and capitalism (and a rather pointed one, at that), which I wasn't expecting when I picked it up.

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